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Title: French Cavalry Divisions from 1st Corps and 7th Corps for 1870
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 16 November 2023, 11:31:08 PM
Almost completed French 1st Corps (a general and a battery to add) and the other half of Bonnemains's Cuirassier Division from 7th Corps done. All in my V&B basing system for use in Black Powder.

1st Corps Cavalry, 2nd & 6th Lancers, 3rd Hussars and 11th Chasseurs a Chevel, 7th Dragoons and Gen Duhesme
(https://i.imgur.com/HrwYbkL.jpg)

The dragoons did not see action in the first battles of the war, but I just had to do them
(https://i.imgur.com/7M5mEeL.jpg)

They're a pretty batch
(https://i.imgur.com/C9L7NP0.jpg)

Off they trot
(https://i.imgur.com/esWPlBf.jpg)

One day, they might even get to be used
(https://i.imgur.com/5T43J38.jpg)

Mac Mahon and corps artillery assets (that need one more base of horse artillery)
(https://i.imgur.com/jvLJvsA.jpg)

Top down
(https://i.imgur.com/cGOOkl9.jpg)

It's almost Prussian in its weight of guns
(https://i.imgur.com/2q0bAUr.jpg)

BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM
(https://i.imgur.com/U23N0mH.jpg)

2nd and 3rd Cuirassiers from 2nd Reserve Cavalry Division, attached to 7th Corps and accompanying horse artillery, Bonnemains will arrive later.
(https://i.imgur.com/pXjnqln.jpg)

Standing by, enjoying the view
(https://i.imgur.com/ZtpB4Ra.jpg)

"Yeah, you keep waving that sword mate, we're staying 'ere!"
(https://i.imgur.com/1AbdZTv.jpg)

"Oh come on lads, please!"
(https://i.imgur.com/nseAUv6.jpg)
Title: Re: French Cavalry Divisions from 1st Corps and 7th Corps for 1870
Post by: Techno 3 on 17 November 2023, 06:24:22 AM
Nice work, Will. :)
Title: Re: French Cavalry Divisions from 1st Corps and 7th Corps for 1870
Post by: Chris Pringle on 17 November 2023, 06:32:09 AM
Lovely work. Those heavy guns look particularly mean.
Title: Re: French Cavalry Divisions from 1st Corps and 7th Corps for 1870
Post by: fred. on 17 November 2023, 07:44:14 AM
Good stuff.

I do think you might want to revisit your labelling to make it more consistently sized (and possibly not a white background) some of them distract a bit from the figures. But I do like the historical context they give.
Title: Re: French Cavalry Divisions from 1st Corps and 7th Corps for 1870
Post by: Ben Waterhouse on 17 November 2023, 12:27:26 PM
Excellent, inspirational.
Title: Re: French Cavalry Divisions from 1st Corps and 7th Corps for 1870
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 05 January 2024, 05:02:07 PM
FINALLY!
The missing Horse Artillery battery, and a massive thank you to Leon for whipping the casting dwarves raw until they agreed to produce a spare Cuirassier command figure to be General Bonnemains.
(https://i.imgur.com/ASKWl55.jpg)

This completes 1st Corps in its entirity and also 7th Corps Cavalry division
(https://i.imgur.com/OelND36.jpg)

Ready for action
(https://i.imgur.com/c8gtjob.jpg)

Obligatory top view
(https://i.imgur.com/gdREw3I.jpg)
Title: Re: French Cavalry Divisions from 1st Corps and 7th Corps for 1870
Post by: Roy on 05 January 2024, 07:53:15 PM
Very nice  :)

Have to admit to liking games where you can base units up like this, and where a single stand equals a large body of men (is the proper name Corps sized games? First time I came across the concept was with Sam Mustafa's Grande Armee rules for Napoleonics).
Title: Re: French Cavalry Divisions from 1st Corps and 7th Corps for 1870
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 05 January 2024, 08:07:54 PM
My games are all Corps sized for FPW, so yeah, agree.